Spirituality in Dark Places - The Ethics of Solitary Confinement (Hardcover, New)

Spirituality in Dark Places explores the spiritual consequences and ethics of modern solitary confinement. Jeffreys emphasizes how solitary confinement damages our spiritual lives, focusing particularly on how it destroys our relationship to time and undermines our creativity. Solitary inmates experience profound temporal dislocation that erodes their personal identities. They are often isolated from music, art, and books, or find their creativity tightly controlled. Informed by experiences with inmates, chaplains, and employees in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Jeffreys also evaluates the ethics of solitary confinement, considering but ultimately rejecting the argument that punitive isolation justifiably expresses moral outrage at heinous crimes. Finally, Jeffreys proposes changes in solitary confinement in order to mitigate its profound damage to both prisoners and human dignity at large.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Content and Context in Theological Ethics
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	D. Jeffreys
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	204
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-30861-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious social & pastoral thought & activity Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > Practical & applied ethics Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious social & pastoral thought & activity Promotions
LSN:	1-137-30861-3
Barcode:	9781137308610

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